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What are the most calamitous substitutions in football history?

The Battle of Bramall Lane in 2002.
The Battle of Bramall Lane in 2002. Photograph: PA

“During the Red Star v Maccabi Haifa match, Milan Pavkov entered the pitch in the 78th minute and scored an own goal in the 90th minute. Surely we’ve never seen a more catastrophic substitution before?” tweets @Terunoumi89.

Pavkov’s wretched own goal settled a cracking Champions League playoff, which had been heading for extra-time with the aggregate score at 4-4.

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